Summer, at last?

If global warming is for real, somebody forgot to tell Belgium.  Our weather is once again not reflecting a warming trend.

This was one of the headline stories in our local newspaper today.  The headline reads:

Eindelijk zomer in tweede helft van juli

Finally summer in the second half of July

07:49 WETENSCHAP

Is het einde van de rotweertunnel in zicht? Het einde van de maand belooft zeer zomers te worden.

Al moeten we eerst nog door het druilerige weekend. Zoveel regen als de afgelopen weken, dat kan niet meer normaal zijn. “Toch wel”, verkondigt weerman Michel Nulens. “De temperaturen zijn lichtjes aan de lage kant, maar de waarden van de voorbije week waren niet uitzonderlijk.”

“We zijn jaarlijks een korte periode van heel warm weer gewend”, verklaart de weerman. “En die hebben we tot nu toe nog niet gehad.”

Maar er is hoop! Maandag wordt het zo goed als droog en stijgen de temperaturen boven de 20 graden. Woensdag doen we daar zelfs nog 5 graden bovenop. De tweede helft van juli zal volgens de weerman de eerste veertien dagen compenseren.

Over augustus doet Nulens nog geen concrete uitspraken. “De indicaties zijn positief, maar we weten niet hoe die zich verder zullen ontwikkelen. Mocht augustus toch tegenvallen, dan zal het najaar mooi zijn. Slechte periodes worden immers afgewisseld door goede momenten.”

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Yes, we have had a warm day here and there, but it's still pretty chilly here - sweater weather at times! 

But it's July, isn't it? 

Here's what that article says in plain English .  . .

Is the end of the tunnel of bad weather in sight?  The end of the month promises to be very summery.  

All we need is the rainy weekend.  As much rain in recent weeks is not normal.  "It was," proclaims weatherman Michel Nulens. "The temperatures are slightly on the low side, but the values of the past week were not exceptional."

"We are accustomed to an annual short period of very hot weather," said the weatherman.  "And we have not had that so far."

But there is hope! Monday is as good as dry and the temperatures should rise above 20 degrees.  Wednesday it will be even 5 degrees more.  The second half of July, according to the weatherman will compensate for the first fortnight.

About August, Nulens has no concrete statements.  "The indications are positive, but we do not know how that will develop.  If August is disappointing, it will be a nice autumn.  Bad periods are indeed interspersed with good moments."

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Ah, Michel, Michel, what optimism.  Actually hoping for hot weather. Even happy to see 20C (that's 68F) or a possible 25C (77F)!  Or looking to the possibility of at least having a nice autumn?!  Talk about thinking ahead.

Well, Michel, I'm with you!  None of that "glass half empty" attitude.  Seriously.  I'm actually grateful it's not hot.  What is wrong with me?  Have I really lived closer to the Arctic Circle than the Equator that long?!

Well, I wouldn't go that far.  I'm ready to give up sleeping in socks.